Worker-Communist Party of Iraq

The Worker-Communist Party of Iraq was a left-wing radical political party in Iraq that existed in the early 20th century. Contrary to its name, it was not a real communist party, instead advocating a form of democratic socialism which would reform the capitalist system instead of abolishing it. The party was influential in the politics of the Kingdom of Iraq under King Ghazi I of Iraq, and the 1936 cabinet saw party member Tawfiq al-Suwaidi serve as Foreign Minister while Amir al-Illah served as Chief of the Air Force; 5% of voters were aligned with the party. It was the fourth-largest party in Iraq after the paternal autocrat Hashemites (45%), the social conservative Islamic Dawa Party (30%), and the market liberal Reform Party of Iraq (12%).